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Ricaniid planthopper

family - Ricaniidae

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

small hopper that resembles a moth/butterfly

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

I first learned about these planthoppers from a spotting of Scott Fraziers. I spotted a of them this past winter in Indonesia and Malaysia. This one was in Bogani Nani Wartabone national park.

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